Immigration must be at an acceptable level
Commentator after commentator, editorial after editorial has talked of the need to integrate immigrants if we are to avoid this. Obviously, this is true.
It is, however, one of only two fronts to be addressed, but the media has been wilfully or idiotically blind to the second. That is the degree of immigration, which must be at a level society finds acceptable or deep resentment will result.
I believe Britain, France, Holland, etc, never intended immigration to go as far as it has. Immigration policy, like other polices, must reflect people’s wishes.
Government and media talk suggests a phenomenon like the weather over which we have no control and where policy does not rule.
Amazingly, Bertie Ahern, in a recent interview, said it was “unbelievable” that we had nearly 200 different nationalities living here.
How can he call it “unbelievable” when it happened on his watch. There are only 14 countries (not 24) where citizens have a right to come and live here without our permission.
All others come either because the Government says they may or because it cannot defend our borders. Bertie is not responsible for the weather; he is entirely responsible for immigration from every country except those 14.
Áine Ní Chonaill
PRO
Immigration Control Platform
PO Box 6469
Dublin 2
